Huron Publishing Co. circulation and rates notice
Publication details from The Huron Publishing Co. outline its address at 49 Third Street S. B. Robert D. Lusk as editor and publisher with postal registration. It lists subscription rates for local and distant readers including weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly options.
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Huron Publishing CO
Third Street
S. B
Robert D. Lusk
Huron
S. D
South Dakota
United States
Third party talk swirls around 1944 election hopes
Speculation centers on Rev. Gerald L. K. Smith and Sen. Robert Rice Reynolds courting a third party with an isolationist platform. Reynolds says major parties must adopt an America First stance or risk a third party, while Wheeler Nye and others ponder foreign policy impact. Domestic discontent and wage concerns fuel debate on a possible third party's viability.
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Gerald L. K. Smith
Robert Rice Reynolds
Fromm
South Carolina
Smith
Reynolds
Cross
Senate
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Gerald P. Nye
North Dakota
Nye
Wheeler
Hailiack
Washington
Chicago-midwest
Clapper Outlines Conversion Back to Civilian Goods
In a Washington piece Raymond Clapper notes gradual shift from war to civilian output. Limited washing machines refrigerators and electric irons authorized. Reports aluminum scrap use and potential reopening of utensil factories. Employee cost controls and fixed unit prices press contractors to cut labor. WPB expects manpower cuts of at least 500000 by Feb 1. Gaps in trucks persist but auto production may resume quicker than hoped. Converting war economy to civilian work faces political and economic tensions as choices favor some firms over others.
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Raymond Clapper
Washington
Charles FE. Wilson
WPB
Wilson
California
Boeing Aircraft
Germany
Women War Workers Like Appreciation
Ruth Millett notes letters from housewives who quit jobs say lack of appreciation drives quitting. Women returning to work seek praise along with pay, but bosses rarely laud their efforts. Millett suggests leaders should treat women workers with same encouragement they give at home.
We the Women Urge Calm Moves to Support War Economy
The speaker cites farm land value rises mirroring World War I and urges steady action to supply materials for useful articles to honor soldiers. Ben R. Newbery of the National Association of Purchasing Agents emphasizes jobs for veterans. Herbert Hoover recalls the six years from Yorktown to the Constitution as time well spent.
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Free America
Ben R. Newbery
National Association of Purchasing Agents
Yorktown
United States
Herbert Hoover
Price controls in Italy show the danger of unrestrained markets
A guest editorial from a national exchange highlights scarce supply vs demand in the United States and Italy. It argues price controls and rationing helped curb inflation, noting the American plan is not perfect but better than unchecked prices. The piece cites high costs for clothing and shoes as examples of the effects of control and potential shortages if controls vanished.
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Sioux Falls
United States
Ernie Pyle Describes Luxurious Train Bedroom Experience
Ernie Pyle writes from Washington about choosing a private bedroom on the Santa Fe Chief for a 27 hour trip to Chicago. He enjoys the luxury but finds the confinement lonely and vows to ride the rods next time. He notes a barber on board retiring after 55 years, and shares a saga of two soldiers in Sicily who earned a grateful donor's gift. The column ends with reflections on readers misreading past columns and a brief pause in dispatches.
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Ernie Pyle
Washington
New Mexico
Albuquerque
Santa Fe
Chicago
Ilinois
William F. Obermeyer
Meadowbrook
Los Angeles
Vvw
Sicily
Point Calava
Hillsboro
Ore
Corp
Gordon Attack
Merrill
Wis
Alvin Tolliver
Alamosa
Cole
Samaritan
Alaska
Argentina
Dutch Harbor
Pearl Harbor
French Guiana
New York
Guatemala
Central America
America
Mindful critique on OPA improvements not elimination
The passage argues motorists would pay with no shell price cap and stresses that the OPA is essential. It urges constructive criticism and thoughtful observation for improvements rather than abolishing the OPA, highlighting the need for practical reform guidance.
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OPA
Ration Calendar December 1943 to January 1944 Notice
Office of Price Administration warns that stamps must remain attached to books when presenting for commodities. Do not remove stamps or use expired stamps. Brown stamps Nov 21 through Jan 3 1944. Nov 28 M through Jan 1. Dec 5 N through Jan 1. Dec 12 P through Jan 1. Green stamps Book IV through Dec 20 1. Nov 1 stamp 29 for sugar through Jan 15 1945. shoe stamp nov 1 airplane 1.
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Office of Price Administration
Wartime ration stamp details and deadlines
The notice outlines validity and expiration dates for 1943 44 ration stamps including fuel oil and gasoline. It lists period numbers 1 2 and 3 for fuel oil stamps and gasoline stamps 9 A and new B C stamps with mileage ration. It also notes coupons must be endorsed on receipt and tire inspections deadlines for C B and A book holders.
Aberdeen land sales set average at 26 30 per acre
The public land department reported two Aberdeen auctions selling 5 312 acres in Brown County for 138 877 dollars. Commissioner Johns Lunden noted an average of 26 30 an acre, with a high of 70 per acre for an 80 acre tract east of Aberdeen and a low of 12 50.
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Aberdeen
Joe the ex racketeer saves another pilot in Africa
Dorothy Kilgallen relays a tale of Joe, a Broadway ex racketeer turned air corps officer, who once helped a broke young pilot by restoring stolen money. After a bar misadventure, Joe returns eighty seven dollars to the man, explaining he fights for something beyond money. The squadron mates recount the episode with pride and humor.
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Joe
Air Corps
Sicily
No Early Postwar Autos In Prospect
General Motors President Charles E. Wilson told the Senate Truman committee that even if the war ended tomorrow civilian autos could be produced in three months but he did not expect that scenario. He said restoration of automobile production is possible only if industries are unbridled and can immediately obtain all they need, a situation he does not foresee.
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Washington
General Motors
Charles E. Wilson
Senate
Truman’ Committee
Wilson
Washington Secrets and a G‑Man Portrait in Hoover Era
In a vivid, fragmentary look at J Edgar Hoover and White House security, a veteran reporter recalls Hoover’s public persona and private quirks. The piece weaves anecdotes about Hoover’s staff, art tastes, and leisure routines, with notes on Col E W Sterling and the Secret Service, painting a broad portrait of power, intrigue, and lifestyle in the era.
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Col E
Wy Sterling
White House
Secret Service
Dante
Hoover
John Edgar
Edgar
Alvin ‘Karpis
Hoover on Loyalty and Law Enforcement Ideals
Reform-minded views define J Edgar Hoover as he champions loyalty and community responsibility in law enforcement. He praises the FBI as a disciplined, scientifically equipped force with broad public support, contrasting it with political misuse of policing and cautioning against a national police state.
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Ed Elbert Hubbard
Hoover
Washington
J. Edgar
George
Washhing
Iran
White House
FBI
America
Nits
cNve
Europe
Gestapo
Foral
Scotland Yard
Hby
Paty
Tes
J. Edgar Sa
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